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Brush Fire in Ka`u Blackens 15 Acres
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Hawaii County firefighters responded to a brushfire in Ka`u at about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The fire was burning in pasture land makai of Highway near the 63-mile marker. It was brought under control at about 10:45 p.m.
Efforts were hampered by tradewinds blowing up to 25 mph.
The cause of the fire that blackened about 15 acres is still under investigation.
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Police officers controlled traffic at the scene.
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